Seriously, of all the women who read my blog and offer comments, am I the oldest one of us all? Really?I hope not, but not for the stupid "oh no, I'm old" reason women usually have. I relish the community I find here, and all of your comments are always important to...
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First Prize
This happened on January 3, but it took until now for me to work up the nerve to publish it. I hate all that new age bull&#%* I used to dwell in, but for some unknown reason the following question grabbed a hold of me this past holiday season: what belief or fear...
Louie Update
My Bar Louie job is going fine. I worked the lunch shift on Monday and Wednesday (a 7-hour shift) and walked out with $60 each time, so I'm satisfied. I don't like that it takes so many hours to earn that $60 (almost twice as long as it took at Nick and Tony's), but...
How to leave a job without burning your bridges behind you
I don't feel as much like an expert on this topic, but first I'd say give them plenty of notice. Two weeks is, of course, standard and sufficient, but if there's some event or project they really feel like they need you for, you might consider staying for that IF it...
How to Get a Job With No Experience
[This is for those who want to change jobs. For anyone else, the following post might be long and boring.]At various times in my life I got sick of whatever I was doing to earn a living and decided to totally change it. At the end of my time in gradual (yes) school, I...
My new job at Bar Louie (or, when the bright side is darker than Dick Cheney)
Bar Louie at Dearborn Station in Chicago is where I work now. Last night I worked my first dinner shift. I am straining, straining here to be positive and look on the bright side, etc. but I have discovered that I am NOT a late night person. If you check out their...
Coming Soon
On Monday: How to Get a Job With No Experience (one woman's story).In the comments section of the previous post, I made the following flippant remark, "Need help getting a job when you have NO EXPERIENCE? Ask me how!" Chris called my bluff by responding, "How?"...
Why Waitressing?
I have a B.A. in English literature from U.C. Berkeley and a masters in English lit. from Cornell University. I’ve been (in this order) an English instructor, an ESL instructor, a bookstore salesclerk, an office manager, a non-profit organization development...
Relief-Bitterness-Relief
I have a new job! And it's about time because I haven't worked a day since December 21st. Okay, how many of you reading this have enough money saved up right now that if you suddenly had to stop earning money for the next three weeks, you'd still be in good financial...
My Gig Was Great!
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Gig
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Take My Poll, Please
Feel free to participate in my first poll. It indicates how much I really am preoccupied with weight and fitness, I just don't blog about it as much as I think about it. The way you guys think about sex? That's more similar to how I think about food.People often gain...
Unemployed
I want to thank everyone who has jumped into this discussion of how much we're all thinking about sex. It has really helped me because Nick and Tony's Italian Restaurant closed on December 22 and I haven't worked since. Depressing. But our discussion of erections and...
Erections – Your Opinion, Please
How often do men think about sex? How many erections does the average guy have during a typical day (when he doesn't even have any dates)? Yes, I have wondered these questions and now someone has finally offered his own personal data. Thanks LocuTus of Borg. He uses...
I Have a Gig!
For the first time in almost a year, have an actual gig this week! A guitarist/singer named Dave Lykins is performing this Saturday the 14th and he's asked me to open for him. I'll play for about half an hour starting at 8:00 p.m. at Pick A Cup Coffee which is at 1813...